ALSO IN YOUNG CHINAYoung China: The Face of the
Future
The generation that has grown up since the Cultural Revolution
is a country- within- a- country, one that faces new possibilities,
new fearsand a wide world that it will surely change

By the NumbersWho knew? Chinese kids love France, social stability and Einstein. A snapshot of the under-30 generation

For one week in September, TIME posed a series of questions to young
people on Sina.com, China's most popular Internet portal. Almost
5,000 Chinese responded, most between the ages of 18 and 30. (Sina's
typical viewership is 80% male.) Their answers, while unscientific,
provide a fascinating glimpse of how Chinese youth are now livingand
dreaming:

1. How well did your school prepare you for the new China?
3% Very well
11% Well
59% Moderately well
27% Poorly

2. What is most important in life?
37% Family
20% Money
17% Friendship
16% Education
10% Love

3. What is the best thing about living in China?
13% Social Stability
9% Food
9% Friendship
37% Other
32% Nothing

4. How worried are you about the state of China's environment?
83% Extremely
12% Moderately
5% Not very

ALSO IN YOUNG CHINAYoung China: The Face of the
Future
The generation that has grown up since the Cultural Revolution
is a country- within- a- country, one that faces new possibilities,
new fearsand a wide world that it will surely change